Edit Place: Jacob Street

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Click Here [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/albums/72157644687357466/with/19629016205/ to see photo's on Jacob Street] Originally Jacob Street ran from [[Murray Street]] all the way through to [[Paterson Terrace]], but the section between Murray Street and Reid Street has been developed - now it consists of [[Jacob Lane]] at the Murray Street end and the Big W complex/carpark at the Reid Street End. Jacob Street has homes and buildings within it that are in Town of Gawler State or Contributory heritage list, including: *[[Jacob Street 21]] *[[Jacob Street 23]] *[[Jacob Street 40-42]] *[[Jacob Street 44]] The old Fire Station and Salvation Army Hall also once stood on Jacob Street but were demolished. === Residents of Jacob Street === '''<nowiki/>'Lot 49'''' * Lot 49 was located on southern side of Jacob Street and is now part of the Big W complex/carpark (Note lot numbers are not the same as street numbers - see Lot 49 on the historic [https://www.flickr.com/photos/gawler_history/19071038615 Gawler Town Plan]) * 1860 8 two-room cottages were built on the lot and tenanted out, initially under the management of [[Turner (Cr) Frederick Foote|Frederick Foote Turner]]<ref name=":0">Gawler Environment & Heritage Association Inc (2004) Gawler Historical Rates Assessment Database [[Gawler Historical Rates Assessment Database Project]]</ref> * 1867-1878 cottages were under management of Lawson's Trustees and William Broderick was one of the tenants (it seems two of the smaller cottages were combined to create a larger dwelling, as there were only 7 cottages remaining and the one the Broderick's occupied was rated higher)<ref name=":0" /> * 1885 C G Dow owned the cottages, and occupied Dow one which was now a dwelling and store<ref name=":0" /> (a step up for Dow who had operated the Night Cart!)<ref>South Australian Register (27 Sep 1882) https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/43332922</ref> * 1888-1891 6 cottages remained, were under management of [[Lewis William Roe|W R Lewis]] and John Curnow was occupier of two of them.<ref name=":0" /> By this stage the cottages would have been 30 years old and the low council rates reflect they were pretty lowly.<ref name=":0" /> '''24 Jacob Street''' * 1939 residence of Edwin James Mold (carpenter) and Florence Mildred Rose Mold (home duties)<ref>Australia, Electoral Rolls, 1903-1980 via Ancestry</ref> The fields below can each contain multiple values. Separate them with a comma.

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